Blue Llama Mining Company is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Sigma) that will require an initial investment of $900,000. Blue Llama Mining Company has been basing capital budgeting decisions on a project's NPV; however, its new CFO wants to start using the IRR method for capital budgeting decisions. The CFO says that the IRR is a better method because returns in percentage form are easier to understand and compare to required returns. Blue Llama Mining Company's WACC is 9%, and project Sigma has the same risk as the firm's average project. The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows: Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Cash Flow $300,000 $425,000 $475,000 $450,000 Which of the following is the correct calculation of project Sigma's IRR? 23.18% O 27.27% O24.54% O 30.00% If this is an independent project, the IRR method states that the firm should If the project's cost of capital were to increase, how would that affect the IRR? O The IRR would increase. The IRR would not change. O The IRR would decrease.

Siegel Industries is considering two capital budgeting projects.  Project A requires an initial investment of $48,000.  It is expected to produce net annual cash flows of $8,000.  Project B requires an initial investment of $75,000 and is expected to produce net annual cash flows of $12,000.  Using the cash payback technique to evaluate the two projects, Siegel should accept: A. Project A because it has a shorter cash payback period. B. Project B because it produces a larger net annual cash flow. C. Project B because it has a shorter cash payback period. D. Project A because it requires a smaller initial investment.

Falcon Freight is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Delta) that will require an initial investment of $1,600,000. Falcon Freight has been basing capital budgeting decisions on a project’s NPV; however, its new CFO wants to start using the IRR method for capital budgeting decisions. The CFO says that the IRR is a better method because percentages and returns are easier to understand and to compare to required returns. Falcon Freight’s WACC is 9%, and project Delta has the same risk as the firm’s average project. The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows: Year Cash Flow Year 1 $375,000 Year 2 $500,000 Year 3 $425,000 Year 4 $500,000 Which of the following is the correct calculation of project Delta’s IRR? 4.01% 5.19% 4.25% 4.72% If this is an independent project, the IRR method states that the firm should . If the project’s cost of capital were to increase, how would that affect the IRR? The IRR would increase.…

Suppose Hungry Whale Electronics is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Alpha) that will require an initial investment of $450,000. The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows: Year Cash Flow Year 1 $350,000 Year 2 $450,000 Year 3 $400,000 Year 4 $475,000 Hungry Whale Electronics's weighted average cost of capital is 7%, and project Alpha has the same risk as the firm's average project. Based on the cash flows, what is project Alpha's net present value (NPV)? $959,045 $1,309,045 $1,409,045 $1,150,854

The net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) methods of investment analysis are interrelated and are sometimes used together to make capital budgeting decisions. Consider the case of Blue Hamster Manufacturing Inc.: Last Tuesday, Blue Hamster Manufacturing Inc. lost a portion of its planning and financial data when both its main and its backup servers crashed. The company’s CFO remembers that the internal rate of return (IRR) of Project Zeta is 11.3%, but he can’t recall how much Blue Hamster originally invested in the project nor the project’s net present value (NPV). However, he found a note that detailed the annual net cash flows expected to be generated by Project Zeta. They are: Year Cash Flow Year 1 $1,800,000 Year 2 $3,375,000 Year 3 $3,375,000 Year 4 $3,375,000   The CFO has asked you to compute Project Zeta’s initial investment using the information currently available to you. He has offered the following suggestions and observations:…

(Capital rationing) The Cowboy Hat Company of Stillwater, Oklahoma, is considering seven capital investment proposals for which the total funds available are limited to a maximum of $11 million. The projects are independent and have the costs and profitability indexes associated with them shown in the popup window: a. Under strict capital rationing, which projects should be selected? b. What problems are there with capital rationing? MCKEN a. Under strict capital rationing, which projects should be selected? (Select the best choice below.) OA. Projects C and F B. Projects D and G OC. Projects C and D OD. Projects D, F and OE. Projects C, D and G Data table (Click on the following icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) PROFITABILITY INDEX COST $3,000,000 1.15 2,000,000 1.06 1.34 1.36 6,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 1.16 1.25 4,000,000 1.12 PROJECT A ABCDEFG C Bool 1 X Question Viewer

Several companies, including Barnyard and Energy Solutions Corporation, are considering project A, which is believed by all to have a level of risk that is equal to that of the average-risk project at Barnyard. Project A is a project that would require an initial investment of $78,000 and then produce an expected cash flow of $101,300 in 4 years. Project A has an internal rate of return of 7.65 percent. The weighted-average cost of capital for Barnyard is 10.92 percent and the weighted-average cost of capital for Energy Solutions Corporation is 5.21 percent. What is the NPV that Energy Solutions Corporation would compute for project A?   $-2568.40 (plus or minus $10)   $144922.17 (plus or minus $10)   $-11077.83 (plus or minus $10)   $4676.36 (plus or minus $10)   None of the above is within $10 of the correct answer

2. Internal rate of return (IRR) The internal rate of return (IRR) refers to the compound annual rate of return that a project generates based on its up-front cost and subsequent cash flows. Consider the case of Falcon Freight: Falcon Freight is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Sigma) that will require an initial investment of $800,000. Falcon Freight has been basing capital budgeting decisions on a project’s NPV; however, its new CFO wants to start using the IRR method for capital budgeting decisions. The CFO says that the IRR is a better method because returns in percentage form are easier to understand and compare to required returns. Falcon Freight’s WACC is 7%, and project Sigma has the same risk as the firm’s average project.   The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows: Year Cash Flow Year 1 $275,000 Year 2 $400,000 Year 3 $500,000 Year 4 $400,000   Which of the following is the correct calculation of…

Berdwen, Inc. is analyzing the merits of a potential project. There is great volatility in the marketplace which will impact the project with risky free cash flows. Berdwen, Inc. has a weighted average cost of capital of 15.2%, and forecasts the free cash flows below:   Year Expected FCF 0 -$10,000 1 $16,150 2 -$5,500   Use two appropriate capital budgeting techniques to determine if this project should be accepted.

During the past few years, Super Technologies has been too constrained by the high cost of capital to make many capital investments.  Recently, though, capital costs have been declining and the company has decided to look seriously at a major expansion program that had been proposed by the marketing department.  As the assistant to the financial vice-president, it is your task is to estimate Super’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC).  The VP has provided you with the following information:   The firms’ tax rate is 40%.             The current market price of Super’s outstanding bonds is $1,153.72.  The bonds have an annual coupon rate of 12% and make coupon payments semiannually.  The bonds mature in 15 years and have a par value of $1,000.             The current price of the firm’s preferred stock is $113.10 per share.  The stock has a $100 par value and a 10% annual dividend rate (paid annually).             The current price of the firm’s common stock is $50 per share.…